diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterOperation.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterOperation.java
index 248e09a586..75e5468fdd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterOperation.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterOperation.java
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public class AdapterOperation extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterOperation.View
             StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
             sb
                     .append(operation.name).append(':')
-                    .append(operation.priority).append("/")
+                    .append(operation.getPriority(false)).append("/")
                     .append(operation.tries);
             try {
                 JSONArray jarray = new JSONArray(operation.args);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/DaoOperation.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/DaoOperation.java
index f23769aef3..c84844db67 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/DaoOperation.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/DaoOperation.java
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ public interface DaoOperation {
     @Transaction
     @Query("SELECT operation.*" +
             ", " + priority + " AS priority" +
-            ", account.name AS accountName, folder.name AS folderName" +
+            ", account.name AS accountName" +
+            ", folder.name AS folderName, folder.type AS folderType" +
             ", (account.synchronize IS NULL OR account.synchronize) AS synchronize" +
             " FROM operation" +
             " JOIN folder ON folder.id = operation.folder" +
@@ -65,7 +66,8 @@ public interface DaoOperation {
     @Transaction
     @Query("SELECT operation.*" +
             ", " + priority + " AS priority" +
-            ", account.name AS accountName, folder.name AS folderName" +
+            ", account.name AS accountName" +
+            ", folder.name AS folderName, folder.type AS folderType" +
             ", account.synchronize" +
             " FROM operation" +
             " JOIN folder ON folder.id = operation.folder" +
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
index 51f7be94d3..a32e0ab11b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
@@ -2114,7 +2114,7 @@ public class ServiceSynchronize extends ServiceBase implements SharedPreferences
                                         List<TupleOperationEx.PartitionKey> keys = new ArrayList<>();
                                         synchronized (partitions) {
                                             for (TupleOperationEx op : added.get(folder.id)) {
-                                                TupleOperationEx.PartitionKey key = op.getPartitionKey(offline, folder.type);
+                                                TupleOperationEx.PartitionKey key = op.getPartitionKey(offline);
 
                                                 if (!partitions.containsKey(key)) {
                                                     partitions.put(key, new ArrayList<>());
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/TupleOperationEx.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/TupleOperationEx.java
index 08ace4da29..54306e3be1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/TupleOperationEx.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/TupleOperationEx.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ public class TupleOperationEx extends EntityOperation {
     public int priority;
     public String accountName;
     public String folderName;
+    public String folderType;
     public boolean synchronize;
 
     @Override
@@ -40,26 +41,33 @@ public class TupleOperationEx extends EntityOperation {
                     this.priority == other.priority &&
                     Objects.equals(this.accountName, other.accountName) &&
                     Objects.equals(this.folderName, other.folderName) &&
+                    Objects.equals(this.folderType, other.folderType) &&
                     this.synchronize == other.synchronize);
         } else
             return false;
     }
 
-    PartitionKey getPartitionKey(boolean offline, String folderType) {
+    int getPriority(boolean offline) {
+        int priority = this.priority;
+
+        if (offline)
+            priority += 20; // connect folder is expensive
+
+        if (!EntityFolder.INBOX.equals(folderType)) // prioritize inbox
+            priority += 10;
+
+        return priority;
+    }
+
+    PartitionKey getPartitionKey(boolean offline) {
         PartitionKey key = new PartitionKey();
 
         key.folder = this.folder;
         key.order = this.id;
+        key.priority = this.getPriority(offline);
 
-        if (offline) {
-            // open/close folder is expensive
-            key.priority = this.priority + 20;
+        if (offline)
             return key;
-        }
-
-        key.priority = this.priority;
-        if (!EntityFolder.INBOX.equals(folderType))
-            key.priority += 10;
 
         if (ADD.equals(name) ||
                 DELETE.equals(name))